PT-2005-2809 · Adobe+1 · Creative Suite+3

Published 2005-08-24 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2005-1842

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VCNative for Adobe Version Cue versions 1.0 through 1.0.1

Description The issue allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack, as VCNative for Adobe Version Cue creates temporary log files with predictable names. This can be exploited when running on Mac OS X with Version Cue Workspace, as used in Creative Suite 1.0 and 1.3.

Recommendations For VCNative for Adobe Version Cue versions 1.0 through 1.0.1, consider restricting access to the temporary log files to prevent a symlink attack until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the predictable naming scheme for temporary log files.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-1842

Affected Products

Creative Suite

Macos X

Vcnative For Adobe Version Cue

Version Cue Workspace

References · 7

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/1185 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1842 · Security Note
• http://adobe.com/support/techdocs/327129.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/16541 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/14638 · Note
• http://idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=297&type=vulnerabilities · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1014776 · Note